Influence of machinery traffic in Swedish farm fields on penetration resistance in the subsoil

Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 181-187

  Håkansson, Inge ^a,b   Grath, Thomas ^a,c   Olsen, Hans Jørgen ^a,d  

^a Department of Soil Sciences ^*

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Gullringsbolet   (Sweden)

^d Research Centre Bygholm   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Heavy machines; Penetration resistance; Soil compaction; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001177778     PISSN: 00492701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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